Coupling.



W HUDSON.

GQUPLING. APPLICATION FILED 11mm ww.

Emma June 12, 1917.

lttcr mwga EEULSQN, 0F TROY, OHIC, ASSIGNOR TO THE TROY WAGON 'WU'RKS C01VI- PPL'ETI', 01? T3303, CHIO, .l-l. CORPORATION OF 011.10.

GGUTPLING.

4 on my .ll bcllgeltofio Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application filed January 26, 1917. Serial No. 144,673.

In an ion-om W365i! concern:

1338 it known that L l l ennnn ll. Henson, c citizen of the United States, residing at 'lroy, in the county of Miami and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful linprovcments in Couplings, of which the following is n specification.

Tlhis invention relates to a coupling especii-lly designed for hitching a trailer truck to {L motor truck or other lOilCl engine.

The object oi the invention to pro vi e :1 coupling of the character referred to which will be strong and simple in construction and one also which will allow the trailer to have all the necessary relative movements with respect to the motor vehicle without binding the coupling or endangering its elliciency by orcolmge in the iiccon'ipanying drevvingsi l urc l. is :3. top plan view cl coupling cmhodyin 5;; myimprovements.

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In the drawings, 1 represents a portion. of the rear frame of a. motor trucker other power propelled road vehicle to which is connected by riveting, bolting or otherwise the plate or her 2. This plate 2 has a pair of vertically nlined. ears .Zl yoke l has it oi r integrally connected there- Nlor heed o v with by the neck 6 and upon this head is it two-pa1:'t socket, the members of which are .zpresented by "Z and Each member of the icket is prrn'ided with a. circular recess 5? and opening 1Q lending thereto to receive the head 5 and neck 6, after which the unimloers of the socket are coimectcd together by rivets, ll, or other suitable form of connect-- ing devices which pass through the perforattions 12 Each of the socket members has an opening 13 to receive a pin 14 which ex; tends through the ears 3 and is secured therein. in any suitable manner. Between the arms of the yoke l pivotally connected it link 15 by a. coupling pin 16, this link 15 ex tending to 'and being connected with the draft bar of the trailer. An example of this draft bar is shown in the patent to J. Eckert and J. Smith No. 1,117,816 dated November 7th, 1914, and in the present case the link 15 may be provided with ii slotted opening and fitted over the pin 1d of the slotted head 10 shown in that patent.

From the construction described it Will be seen that a simple and etlective arrange ment is provided by which the different members of the coupling may have vertical movements, laterally swinging movements and also swiveling movements with respect to each other so as to take care of all oi the relative movements'of the trailer and motor vehicle due to uneven travel and in turning.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

In a. eoupliin of the character described, a link, a yoke-shaped member pivotally connected therewith, ii shank extending beyond the yoke-shaped member having it circular head near its outer extremity, a pair of separable socket members having an enlarged recess near the extremity thereof adapted to receive said head, means for fastening said mcinlmrs together, a plate with elined cars, and 2!. coupling pin for connecting said socket members to said pinto for the purpose specified.

In. testimony whe'cof, l have hereunto set my hind this Qt th day of January 1917.

WARREN R. HUDESGN. 

